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So, summer is here… apparently. Amongst the sporadic showers you’d be forgiven for thinking you’ve travelled back to spring. Such is life in northern Europe. Regardless, we’ve done just that here, perhaps in a vague attempt to remember the glorious weather of last month.

With so much quality content out there, we take one more look back at May 2014. We’ve compiled the 5 best articles from May we feel are interesting, invaluable or otherwise a must read for anyone with an interest in UX.Read the rest of this entry »

The hamburger leads the way in the ubiquitous web experience. Seeing a new lease of life in mobile design’s rise, the three small bars continue to pop up over all number of platforms. Even as I write this, I see Chrome’s own 3 barred icon looking at me from the corner of the screen. Behind that I can see iTunes with a hamburger sitting pretty aside my favourite song. Even one of my favourite games, Football Manager, has recently employed that ever present hamburger. This simple icon has solved a problem, and in it defined a standard.Read the rest of this entry »

There is a common misconception that in the year 2014 the need for exemplary customer service (and online customer service in particular) has been fully internalized and acknowledged. That most Software as a Service (SaaS) owners are fully aware of its important role in customer onboarding and retention. I regret to say we are still a very long way from this utopia. A lot of work still needs to be put into improving online customer service for many SaaS and eCommerce sites.Read the rest of this entry »

As web technologies continue to improve, so are the ways in which we experience the internet. In the 23 years of the web, many trends have come and gone. We’ve seen Page Counters come and go, Flash rise and fall, and we’re currently seeing Flat Design’s minimalism take the fore at the expense of skeuomorphic and ‘realistic’ 3D effects. The web is ever-evolving. Trends come and go, this is only natural – as we see in the world of fashion. Unlike fashion however, the web’s evolution has much to do with technological change.

Devices have got faster, bandwidth has increased, and our browsing methods have evolved from desktop to mobile. At the heart of these changes has been the method in which we structure our content.Read the rest of this entry »

The new year has finally been ushered in. We’re begin to become accustomed to writing ‘2014’, the days are getting ever longer, and the sun is starting to make a reappearance. With January having whizzed past, it’s time to look at what you may have missed,

So, with so much quality content out there, we take one more look back at January 2014. We’ve compiled January’s best 5 articles we feel are interesting, invaluable or otherwise a must read for anyone with an interest in UX.Read the rest of this entry »

So, you’ve invested in a mobile site for your website and think you’re all set for the future?

Then you may want to think again.

Mobile-first remains an important trend with tablets & mobile phones, outselling the “ancient” desktop computer. However, this doesn’t mean that having a mobile website next to your regular site is necessarily the best solution. Whilst the size of phones & tablets keeps changing – not to mention the difference between portrait & landscape mode – a single site can’t scale properly to all of them. The solution: Responsive design.Read the rest of this entry »

Good web design. A concept that has become indispensable over the last decade. We all want a website and we want that website to meet the most popular design standards out there. But how much success of a website can really be attributed to good design? And what else is there?Read the rest of this entry »

Human faces are very powerful. User Experience designer Aarron Walter describes in his book Designing for Emotion why we appreciate human faces so much. He explains that we are constantly exploring the world around us by looking for something familiar. Familiarity gives us a feeling of comfort and reassurance.

The user experience. Everyone talks about it. Finally. It’s a joy watching the field grow and getting recognized. People are beginning to realize that there is more to online success than having a functional website in place. More even than a high google ranking and good usability. By now, even the smallest company has found its way online, web technologies have evolved drastically, and with that people’s expectations have grown.Read the rest of this entry »